Anthony Gell School

Staying at AGS Sixth Form was the
best decision I made during my time
at school. The staff were extremely
supportive, helpful and inspiring. The
sixth form system at Anthony Gell
allowed me to trial extra subjects for
the first few weeks, this helped me
decide where my interests lay.
During my first few months of Sixth
Form, there were multiple
opportunities for me to gain
enrichment experience and
participate in extracurricular
activities. Staff helped guide me
through how to use my enrichment in
my personal statement for university.
Staying for Sixth Form was the right fit
for me as Gell offer a wide range of
courses that many other colleges and
schools didn’t offer. I took Biology as
one of my subjects, which will helped
me in the future as I’m currently
doing a Biology degree at university.

Anthony Gell Sixth Form combines
great teaching, great opportunities
and a very friendly and enjoyable
environment. My favourite A Levels
were History and Government &
Politics but I also enjoyed my other
two subjects; English Literature and
Maths. The teachers were passionate
as well as very likeable, they were
always willing to help with whatever
problems I had. I stayed at this Sixth
Form because I was surrounded by my
friends in an environment I knew well,
with teachers that I knew could help
me do my best. The Sixth Form also
offered great enrichment
opportunities; I helped out in maths
lessons, and also got to go on trips to
such places as universities and
apprenticeship events. The AGS Sixth
Form is smaller than some others, so
teachers have more time for individual
help. This Sixth Form let me achieve
what I wanted to do.

There was a great atmosphere in the
study centre as everyone knew each
other. The class sizes are smaller at A
Level than at GCSE which means we
could develop an even better
relationship with teachers. In AGS
Sixth Form, you are treated like an
adult so it makes the experience much
more like a bridge to university or the
world of work. The music facilities
were a big reason for me to stay on at
Anthony Gell. Music is definitely
something I would like to pursue in
the future, so it was important to me
to continue my one-to-one lessons in
particular, which I was having since
year 7. As I had study periods this
gave me the opportunity to begin
piano lessons too.
The number of extracurricular clubs
was amazing and heavily influenced
my decision to stay as I found I would
have had fewer opportunities at other
Sixth Forms.